Davy's Last Post

Hey Friends,

Thank you for joining us for a special post. Here is the back story to this post that Dad wrote. 

Every time Dad took a trip overseas. He would write and schedule “Davy’s Last Post”. Just in case something tragic happened on the trip. He would always alert me and give me strict orders DO NOT hit publish by accident on the the post. Upon his safe arrival back to the states I ALWAYS reminded him to unschedule the post.

This particular version was written before his last trip to Nigeria in 2023. The trip went smoothly. My parents arrived back in the States shortly before Christmas. This was originally scheduled to post on 12/20/23. I had to remind him not to let the post publish last year, I think the day before the scheduled date. 

We were blessed with a phenomenal Christmas! December 29th Dad had the stroke! God blessed us with a little over 10 more months with Daddy! Mom and I are so grateful!

I found this in draft form a few days ago. I could not believe it was still saved! It took me a few days before I could read it fully Then I took it to Mom for her to see. 

Here we are a year later. Heaven is now his reality. We still can not wrap our minds around this fact.  Oddly we found comfort in reading Davy’s Last Post. Mom wanted me to share it here. All of the black font below is Dad’s personal unedited writing. 

I am scheduling this post for December 20. We should have made it home from our little jaunt days ago. If this is posting, then for some reason or another, we might not have made it home safely. We could be in some type of trouble and need God to help us. If that is the case then, Odie will probably post more information and let you know how you can pray.

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Also, this post going live might mean we are in Heaven right now. Wouldn't that be awesome? Well if we are in Heaven then I assure you, it is awesome!

I want to encourage everyone to prepare to meet God. God has given you the plan of salvation in the Bible. Read it, search the scriptures, get on your knees and confess your sin. God will forgive you. He will cleanse you from all sin. He will totally and radically change your life. You will be a brand new creature in Christ. 

You can begin here.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

Keep reading. Go ahead, God loves you enough to send His only begotten son to die for you. Do you think that merits some investigation and trust on your part? I believe it does.

Thanks

To all of our friends and fellow saints. Thanks for being there for the Boggs Family. Thanks for not throwing us away. Thanks for loving us to the extreme. Keep living for God. I promise you it is worth it all!

Thanks to the Boggs, the Morgans and all of our great big extended family. We love each and every one of you. Live for God. Do not blame God. He knows exactly what He is doing. "Blessed is he whosoever is not offended in me." You may not understand God, but that is OK. Serve Him with all of your heart anyway. I may not know what God is doing, but I do know that God is doing!

Dad, Mom, Danny and Betty. You all have loved us when you did not understand us. You have accepted our passion for Christ and for souls. Your encouragement has emboldened us to spend our lives in pursuit of God and winning others to God through Christ. Thank you, thank you, thank you. We love you fiercely.

God bless you, Pastor Bennie Sutherland and all the saints that worship at Dryden Rd. Pentecostal Church. You loved us enough to keep us and we never forgot it. Neither will God.

Brothers Riddell, Woods, Winkler, Searcy, McCrorey, Eaton, Landress, Rowe, Whiffen, Burris, Williamson, Gautreaux, Metzger, DiZazzo, K.Morris, S.Morris, Stringfellow, Harris, Fellers, Millikin, Radcliffe, Webster, Allen, J.Gabbard, B.Gabbard, Hicks, M. Boggs, B. Mayhan, D. Webb, my brother Steve and many more! Wow, you all have helped me and my family. I made it because you loved and loved deeply. God bless you, brothers. I needed you and you were there for me.

To all of the preachers and churches that have invited us to your churches for services and revivals. God bless you for being such a blessing to us. It has been an incredible ride. I can not imagine working with better folks. Thank you for being incredibly kind to our family.

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Kelly Jo and Odie could have had a better husband and father but I have had the best. We have had a great life.

Odie, we love you better than a hog loves slop.

You have been a joy to us. We could not have asked for a more Godly, dedicated, loyal, sweet and loving daughter. I have confidence that you will continue to serve God with all your heart and that you will not live in grief or allow sorrow to define you or consume you. You will remember why we were living on earth in the first place. We were never here to stay. We were only pilgrims and strangers. Now we are home. You will join us in God's time.

I am sure that many folks will line up to take care of your every need, Odie. God will see to that because He is ultimately in charge of your care. I am thankful you have a home to live in. The house is a timely and wonderful miracle. Praise God for that! Keep the faith, Odie!

OK, that's enough. It has been a fun ride and Heaven is worth the journey. 

Davy

Praise God for His love and grace to me!

Romans 5:6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.

8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

If Dad only knew how loved and appreciated he really was! He would be blown away by the outpouring of love and support people have blessed us with! 

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

Odie and Kelly Jo.